1. Supervising the Writing Process Gavin Kendall

2. Key supervision areas Confidence Writing process [plus: basic knowledge]

3. Confidence Emotional support Translating success Practical strategies for writing

4. Writing Process Sharing Editing Revising Drafting Prewriting

5. Notes etc. (use of separate notebooks) Research notes function in Endnote Ideas maps, diagrams

6. Drafting Writing freely, with little concern for flow, spelling, etc. Little and often, with targets (e.g. 500 words a day will get you 5,000 words in two weeks) Toughest part of the writing process, so needs most discipline (rewards and punishments) Draft is often writer-centred

7. Revising Can draft be better organised/more logical? Can it use better examples/evidence? Does x need to be explained before y makes any sense? Is anything unnecessary/distracting? Which ideas need more support/development? Reader-centred

8. Editing Spelling, grammar are fixed Sentences are polished, made more punchy Pay attention to connections between ideas/sections Earlier editing is a waste of time

9. Sharing Maybe best after supervisor has helped with fully edited version

10. Resources http://writing.mit.edu/wcc/resources http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resourc es.html http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resourc es.html http://monash.edu/lls/llonline/writing/scienc e/process/index.xml http://monash.edu/lls/llonline/writing/scienc e/process/index.xml